A cherished historic cabin that once belonged to a trapper and prospector in British Columbia's Creston Valley has burned to the ground, just two months after a local Rotary Club completed some restoration work on it. Ed Jordan, Creston Valley pioneerAccording to the Creston Valley Rotary Club, the cabin was once home to Ed Jordan, a trapper and prospector who lived in it from 1923 to 1942 and was well-known in the area. (Creston Valley Rotary Club)Volunteers with the Creston Valley Rotary Club first restored the cabin in 1996 with a new roof. Dave Handy, president of the Creston Valley Rotary Club, says that recent restoration work may have drawn attention to the cabin and led to its demise. "We were going up there to try and prevent any fire from the cabin from taking the forest down, but then ... the restoration work prevented a forest fire," he said.

Source: CBC News October 04, 2020 18:00 UTC